So that about wraps things up for tonight. More cycling glory for GB, thanks to Sir Sir Chris and Laura Trott, only sliver for Vicky P but what a fine career she has had. A bronze in the high jump, more good work in the boxing, gold in dressage, and gold with a side order of bronze for our amazing triathlon brothers. Thanks a lot for following it all with us, we will see you all tomorrow.

It sounds like Asafa Powell, who pulled up in the 100m final, will not be fit enough for the 4x100m relay due to an abductor muscle problem. A blow for Jamaica.

We are seeing reports that the Canadian boxing team will appeal the decision to award Fred Evans the win against their Custio Clayton in the welterweight quarters. The fight was scored 14-14 but given to Evans on countback. I cannot really say that I blame them: Evans won the first round but lost the next two and it had the smack of the hometown call about it at the time. More on that tomorrow no doubt.

Mark Bright indulges in the time-honoured sport of Aussie baiting: So Australia did send some athletes. Sally Pearson gold. Welcome to the party.

Leaving the Olympic Stadium for a bit, also coming up tomorrow.... Equestrian individual jumping final round where we have Nick Skelton, Scott Brash and Ben Maher.

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Staying with athletics, Christian Malcolm goes in the 200m semis in the evening while Mervyn Luckwell will try to qualify from the javelin.

GB are three-handed in the women's 1500m semi-finals with Lisa Dobriskey, Hannah England and Laura Weightman

Daniel Awde begins his Decathlon quest and Lynsey Sharp goes in heat four of the women's 800m. In the evening, semis of the men's 110m hurdles, where Lawrence Clark and Andrew Turner both have a shot at the final later in the evening.

Keep an eye out for the men's 5,000m heats from 10.45, with Mo Farah going in the first and Nick McCormick also bidding for a crack at the final

So what is coming up tomorrow? First up in the athletics stakes is qualifying in the women's hammer and men's pole vault, where GB have Sophie Hitchon and Steven Lewis respectively.

Other than the women's basketball, the only other event still going is the men's beach volleyball. It's one of the great European sporting grudge matches as Germany take on Holland. 12-9 to the Germans in the first set.

Taking time out from his one-man battle with the English Cricket Establishment, Kevin Pietersen turns his attention to public transport. Take it away, Kevin: Boris Johnson & TFL take a bow. The Javelin train from Olympic Park to St Pancras was absolutely magnificent! No hold ups at all. Well done!

Close - and very low scoring - game in the women's basketball, where France and the Czech Republic are locked 28-28 at the half.

This is what the Olympics is all about! I've got a lovely warm Olympic Family glow, for Sepp Blatter has just tweeted: Had the pleasure of meeting Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, at the match in Manchester.

Feargus Carroll on the £2012 cocktail: Been drinking them for years in fact - very popular in the The Greyhound in Bredbury, Stockport. Personally, I think they need a lemonade 'top' just to take the edge off. The rings are pretty sweet though...

America have long had a reputation as the boxing powerhouse of the world but the 2012 Games have been their worst in the sport ever. So much so, following the defeat of Errol Pence, they have failed to get any boxers through to the semi-finals. Therefore they will win no medals in the sport. Incredible.

What do you get the athlete who has everything? Possibly one of these from nightclub China White. They are giving them out free to selected GB gold medalists, but if you happen not to be an Olympic gold medalist, you can go buy one for £2012. Sounds like an expensive round...

Cocktail contains, or so it sez ere: "Hennessy Paradis Imperial Cognac, Luxor 24ct gold-leaf champagne and a handmade set of 18ct gold rings, which can be found at the bottom of the glass. The luxurious gold rings have been custom-made by London jeweller, Hirsh in 18ct gold and include four precious stones; ruby, black diamond, emerald and sapphire."

And cider.

Not really.

Another gold medal to report from earlier, and apologies to all Iranian supporters for not mentioning their weightlifting success. But here it is. It's a one-two of epic proportions, not only because of the size of weight lifted, but also because of the size of the names involved. The commentator's nightmare certainly came true tonight. Behdad Salimikordasiabi claimed the gold medal with in the heavyweight +105kg category, lifting a total of 455kg. Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad earned the silver medal with a total lift of 449kg, with Russian Ruslan Albegov getting the bronze. Salimikordasiabi clean and jerked 247kg, that's about the equivalent of lifting Guam wrestler Ricardo Blas Jr with British gymnast Rebecca Tunney standing on top of Guam wrestler Ricardo Blas Jr at the same time .

Fred will fight Taras Shelestyuk of the Ukraine in the semis.

It's 14-14... But Fred Evans is awarded the decision on countback! The rounds were scored 7-2, 3-6, 4-6 but on countback it is 44 for Fred plays 40 for the Canadian They add up each individual judge's scores, rather than the composite, and having figured out the mysteries of that I am delighted to say: Go Fred Evans! Guaranteed Olympic medal! Wooo! Excellent first round, but then lost the next two, but did just enough. He had the important advantage of being from the host country, which is often key at these critical stages of a boxing match.

Another good effort from Clayton in the third round, and I would say that the Canadian has finished stronger. He's nailed Fred with a few meaty body shots late on, and I think that might just sway if for the judges. Mind you, this is Olympic boxing so who knows how the hell they will score it.

To channel the great Sven Goran-Eriksson re Fred Evans: "First round good, second round not so good." His Canadian opponent has taken the second round 6-3.

I have some Post Box news: "A red post box will be painted gold in each gold medal winner?s home town. Carl Hester?s home town is Sark, Guernsey. Guernsey Post is independent of the Royal Mail network. In anticipation of the Equestrian team?s success, we posted a tin of gold paint this morning to Guernsey Post to enable them to paint a post box in Sark gold to celebrate Carl?s win. They have confirmed they are going to do this."

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has also been gracing Twitter with an offer to Usain Bolt that I'm sure he will find hard to refuse.

@usainbolt the boss has just said for u to let me know when u want to come down for the trial..get your studs ready after the olympics bro!!

Boxing The next bid to make a bid for glory is Fred Evans in the men's welterweight quarters. A win, as any fule kno, gets him a guaranteed medal. He's made a cracking start against Custio Clayton of Canada, and some useful work behind the jab has given him a 7-2 lead after round one.

Australia's Matthew Mitcham, who will go in the 10m platform competition against Tom Daley on Saturday, has been showing his Twitter followers his interesting nutritional diet. Yes that is indeed Vegemite he is scoffing. Hopefully it doesn't have diving's version of the Popeye effect.

I'm Australian. Don't judge me.

In the midst of all the athletics excitement, a Greco Roman wrestling gold medal has slipped down a crack in the sofa. BUT NOT FOR LONG! Congrats to Iranian Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei, the country's second gold in the wrestling of the games. He beat Russian Rustam Totrov in the final of the 96kg category. Another to have survived an utter mashing to the face to strike gold. Often people question who are the toughest athletes at the Olympics, have we found an answer?

So... that is the end of a fine evening's athletics. For GB, the highlight was a bronze for high jumper Robbie Grabarz. Well done to him. Nice result as well for Andrew Osagie who has made it through to the final of the 800m. Shara Proctor is through to the final of the long jump with the best qualifying jump.

On the downside, Lawrence Okoye was 12th in the men's discus final. Tiffany Porter missed out on the hurdles final by 0.08 of a second. Both Margaret Adeoye and Abi Oyepitan were well beaten in 200m semis

The Olympics is all over for world and European champion Andrew Selby who has lost in the quarter finals and will play no further part in the London Olympics men's fly competion. He was defeated by 18-year-old Cuban Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana 16-11.

AthleticsLord Coe also defends the playing of rock music during events at the Olympic Stadium. It's fine, isn't it? I cannot see that it puts off an 800m runner to hear a nice bit of Bowie as they're coming round the home bend. Anyway, we haven't really got time to pick the bones out of that: we're moving on to some boxing.

In the BBC TV studio, John Inverdale is interviewing Seb Coe, who says: "At any one time we have a few thousand tickets and two million people trying to buy them on the website. It's not crashing. It's the demand. We have got full houses here."

What a superb race from the Algerian, he has beaten these illustrious Kenyan athletes neck and crop, and it's a mentally tough effort as well, given the drama in his build up to the race. He had been thrown out of the Games for not trying in the 800m, but then got a doctor's note yesterday saying that he was actually injured. Not too sure about the nitty-gritty of that, but the fact of the matter is that he has stormed home in this race. Glory for Algeria. Silver for American Leonel Manzano and bronze for Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider.

Football: Brazil are virtually in the final in their hunt for their first ever football gold medal. They are 3-0 up against South Korea after two goals from Leandro Damiao and Rumulo with just over 10 minutes to play.

Athletics:The Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi takes it up in the back straight and he kicks for home with 250m to go, this is a sensational run, he has absolutely destroyed the field.

At the bell it's Chepseba, Kipprop has a lot to do. Too much surely?

Belal Mansoor Ali leads them around the first lap: slowish pace. Chepseba is up there. Nick Willis the Kiwi prominent. Centrowicz also handy

Time for the men's 1500m final next in this high quality evening of athletics. No British interest in this one, which is a real shame. Asbel Kiprop is the man with the plan, but maybe the gods will be smiling on Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria, who has been on the original emotional rollercoaster after being booted out of the Games for not trying and then reinstated. With Kiplagat and Chepseda, Kenya are three-handed and a 1-2-3 is by no means out of the question.... they're on their marks... they're off.

Here's a couple of geezers who know a bit about 1500m/mile running: Lord Coe and Sir Roger Bannister

An emotional reaction from Robbie Grabarz: "A year ago if someone had told me I'd have had a bronze medal at London 2012, I would have bitten their hand off. At the end of last year my coach sat me down and told me 'stop wasting your time and stop wasting my time.' He told me to go away and come back when I was focused and here I am with an Olympic medal.

That is a heck of a race... hats off to Harper for a battling silver but Sally Pearson has just held on for an Olympic Record of 12.35.Fellow Australian, and heroine of Sydney 2000, Cathy Freeman tweeted her congratulations:Simply fantastic Sally. Well deserved. Well done!!!
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Time now for the women's 100m hurdles. Sally Pearson the woman carrying Australia's hopes on her shoulders. Wow this is some race! Sally Pearson is off like a rocket... it looks like she has got it at seventh or eighth hurdle, but now here comes Harper... She's pushing her all the way... Pearson! She's done it.

Robert Harting has won with a throw of 68.27m. Silver medal for Ehsan Hadadi of Iran - that's their first track and field medal, just checking that... Bronze for the Estonian Gerd Kanter. Love the discus, me: old skool.

British discus thrower Brett Morse tweeted:

Congrats to one of my training partners Gerd Kanter. Longest throw for 2 years in the Olympic final. #Don

The women's 200m final looks like an absolute cracker-in-waiting. Sanya Richards-Ross wins the third semi, the Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce comes home in second. Abi Oyepitan is sixth. Myrian Soumare comes home in third and is a fastest loser, joined by Semoy Hackett.

But never mind about all that, he's the man who can today - Ivan Ukhov has nailed 2.38m and he is the Olympic high jump champion. Erik Kynard takes the silver.

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There is never a dull moment with Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov. Here he is feeling a bit tired and emotional back in Switzerland in 2008.

Earlier in this evening's contest, he dived under the bar, and then lost his vest somehow. He had to do one of his jumps in a t-shirt.

Murielle Ahoure has followed Allyson Felix home in the second semi of the 200m.

So thanks to three failures at 2.33m, but no other blemishes on his way to besting 2.29, Robbie has a bronze medal. Canada's Derek Drouin and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar have exactly the same record, so that is a three-way bronze. That is GB's 48th medal of the Games, beating our Beijing haul.

Nice picture of Andrew Osagie after his 800m run. He also has tweeted;Can not complain with that!!!!! Arggghhhh let's go on the Olympic Final.....! #OsagieBoom went off haha!

Hockey: It's all over at the Riverside Arena but it hasn't been easy for Britain at all. They took the lead just before half-time with an Ashley Jackson strike but then conceded it early into the second half. The game heated up towards the end as Britain hung on to the draw by their absolute finger tips. Twice the referee awarded a last minute penalty corner to Spain, but twice it was overturned. Incredible drama and plenty of players surrounding the referee. At times, it looked like a football match but with a different result, Britain reaching the semi-finals.

Time for some women's 200m action. First semi. Veronica Campbell-Brown puts in an impressive run from the outside lane, and she beats Carmelita Jeter of the US. Margaret Adeoye of GB is making up the numbers in seventh place.

Not to be unsporting, but that is a good couple of minutes for Robbie G in the high jump: Barshim and Drouin are both out after failing at 2.33, and now Mason of Canada bites the dust. As is stands, Robbie is third equal... Huge roar as he approaches but he's failed... If Jamie Nietto of USA can get over 2.33m, he will be in third. If not, Robbie Grabarz will win a bronze medal.

After winning every diving gold so far in London it seems odd not to be reporting of another. But indeed, that is what is required as Ilva Zakharov has won the 3m springboard title, over 14 points ahead of China's Kai Qin. China also took the bronze with Chong He, so they didn't do that bad did they...

Tom Rowley reports on how Britain's Chris got on:Britain's Chris Mears finishes ninth in the men's 3m springboard final, after scoring the second best dive of the evening. It may not be part of Britain's gold rush, but it is a remarkable result for the 19 year-old, who was not even certain to make the semi-finals.

Let's turn back to the high jump, where Robbie Grabarz runs his hands through his buzzcut a few times before launching himself at 2.33.... Oooh that is close! Just flicks it with his heel and the bar tumbles... But I reckon he might do it next time.

In the third semi of the men's 800m, it's Mohammed Aman of Ethipoia and Timothy Kitum of Kenya who go through as of right. Looking good for the third place in that race, Duane Solomon of the USA, who goes through as a fastest loser, as does countryman Nick Symmonds from heat two.

Erik Kynard of the USA and Ivan Ukhov of Russia are over 2.33m but Robbie Grabarz fails his first attempt at the mark.

[blue Hockey]] Spain have equalised against Great Britain and are on top with just 10 minutes left on the clock. As it stands, Britain will still qualify. GB 1 - 1 Spain

The big man was never at the races tonight and his competition is over with just 61.03 on the board. Bad luck, but a fine effort to qualify for the final.

Andrew Osagie gets a good start... as does Rudisha, who takes it up at the front. Osagie back in fifth or so at the bell... needs to get a wriggle on... great roar for Osagie and there are several with better claims coming round the final bend.... but here comes Osagie... excellent late run and he has taken second place behind Rudisha. Super effort from Andrew Osagie, the performance of his lifetime to join the great Rudisha in the big show. "You plan for a year for one race, and when you get it right it is brilliant," he says. "I cannot believe I have qualified automatically."
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Now we turn to the second semi of the men's 800m where GB have Andrew Osagie to root for. You'd imagine that David Rudisha of Kenya will go through this heat without too much alarm.

Turning back to the high jump, and there are some fancied men out: Jesse Williams of the USA, and Andrey Silnov of Russia among the men going home.

Not clicked for Lawrence as yet in the discus, that is barely 50m. One more go to come.

Athletics So Robbie Grarbarz is over at 2.29m at the first time of asking, one of three to do so. Let's turn now to the semis of the men's 800m. In the first, The Sudan's Abubaker Kaki is making all the running and leads them past the bell in a quick pace. As they turn for home the only man who looks like he can live with him is young Nijel Amos of Botswana. These two finish well clear of the field and have a dogfight to the line that eventually goes the way of Kaki.

The first greco roman wrestling gold medal of the night has been awarded and it's gone to South Korea's Hyeonwoo Kim. He destroyed Tamas Lorincz despite having a black eye so bad it was half closed in the final. Doesn't he look elated with his achievements. Certainly one of those athletes who can rightfully say their arms are 'guns'.

Jesse Williams and Andriy Protsenko have both failed twice at 2.29 in the high jump; but Nieto of the USA is over at that height.

Lawrence Okoye is on the way with 61.03m in the discus, but three out of three other men have thrown better than that already. Virgilijus Alekna is the leader with 67.83. Still, early days for Lawrence.

Derek Drouin of Canada is looking lively in the high jump: he has gone over 2.20, 2.25 and now 2.29, each at the first time of asking. Mutaz Essa Barshim is also over 2.29 with no fails yet - and those two are joined by Robbie Grabarz.

athletics Next up, it is the men's discus. I was lucky enough to be in the stadium yesterday and there have been few better celebrations at these Games than the roar of big Lawrence Okoye when he made the qualifying mark at the final time of asking.

Some news from the Aquatic Centre that is not in keeping with the generic Britain doing really well which has dominated this feed over the last few hours. Tom Rowley reports from the final of the 3m springboard competition:

Oh dear. Britain's Chris Mears is now languishing in bottom place, ten points behind his nearest rival, after messing up his second dive. He will find it almost impossible to make the podium now but has four more dives to go.

Hockey: Half-time at the Riverside Arena and Great Britain lead Spain by one solitary penalty corner strike.

Water Polo: Great Britain have been defeated by Russia 11-9 in the semi-final for the 5thto 8th classification, very complex indeed. Not a bad showing from the Brits but they will be mightily disappointed after leading for much of the match.

In the third and final semi-final (will never get used to that) of the women's 100m hurdles, Kellie Wells wins in a warm order, and that sharp race is bad news for Tiffany Porter who will no longer qualify as a fastest loser. There'll be some long faces in Ypsilanti, Michigan tonight.

Good start for Robbie Grabarz in the high jump: he passes on 2.20 but is over 2.25m at the first time of asking.

Back to the women's hurdles, and Aussie hope Sally Pearson has picked up the guantlet from Harper: storming home in 12.39. Jessica Zelinka is second - not bad for a heptathlete! - Lolo Jones is thirdand GB's Tiffany Porter in fourth. Rapid heat though, so Lolo and Tiffany are looking good for fastest loser as it stands.

Nice boost for GB: as we bid for another field gold Shara Proctor has gone top of the long jump qualifying and has secured her qualification with a leap of 6.83m.

Athletics An imposing, intimidating run from Dawn Harper in the first semi of the 100m hurdles. Through in some style and that puts down a serious marker for her rivals.

Evening all. Alan Tyers, in the company of Ed White, to talk you through this evening's action. We'll be sticking mostly with the athletics, but keeping you up to date with diving, boxing, men's hockey and all the other sporting fun.

Tom Rowley reports:

Britain's Chris Mears is 8th after the first of six rounds in tonight's 3m springboard final, following a steady back 2 1/2 somersault. But the wily 19 year-old is saving his best - and potentially highest-scoring - dives for last, so far too early to judge yet.

The high jump competition has got underway and Britain's Robbie Grabarz is the only competitor to have passed up the opportunity of jumping 2.20m. He'll be joining the competition when the bar gets a little higher. That's confidence for you.

Ever since Beijing in 2008, we have all had a go at pulling the lightning bolt pose when a camera has been put in our faces. And now it appears, Bo-Jo, Mr Boris Johnson himself has been entranced by the craze. And doesn't he look cool...

Our reporter Tom Rowley is all strapped in and ready for the 3m springboard final at the Aquatic Centre. He reports:

I'm back at the Aquatics Centre for the men's 3m springboard diving final, which will get underway very shortly. Britain's Chris Mears has surprised everyone, including himself, by making it this far. Although he is not expected to end up on the podium, at 19 he is delighted just to make the final - especially as he almost died three years ago after losing five pints of blood when he ruptured his spleen. Shall keep you updated on his progress tonight.

That's almost it from me for this evening. Some great athletics coverage coming up soon. I'm off to Olympic Park for a slice of the action tomorrow, so feel the time is right for a slightly random image of the great man I hope to see qualify, and keep his chances of a rare long-distance double

Football: It's all over in the first football semi final and it's the original wavers, Mexico who have reached the final with a 3-1 defeat of Japan at Wembley. Japan took the lead after just 12 minutes with a hammer blow by Yuki Otsu but the Central Americans soon hit back. First, Marco Fabian equalised a third of the way through before his teammate Oribe Peralta slotted home. The salt was firmly rubbed into the wounds of the Japanese in the final minutes when they conceded a third, Javier Cortes, wriggling through the defence and slotted a shot through the keepers legs..

This is what Sir Steven Redgrave wrote in the Daily Telegraph last year in the build-up to the Games. A man of his word is Sir Steve. Apart from the bit about not getting into a boat again.

Still, resigned as I am to being a spectator now, I can honestly say that if you offered me a ticket to watch anything at next year?s Games, I?d plump without hesitation for the track cycling. An outstanding British team, an electric atmosphere, a gladiatorial arena where you almost feel part of the competition. Sport rarely gets more exhilarating. And if I was there to see Hoy equal or surpass my British record of five Olympic gold medals, no one would be more delighted than me.

The Chinese team comprehensively outplayed their Japanese opponents. In a first-to-three contest, they only needed the minimum amount of matches to claim their place at the top of the podium.

Despite all the talk off retirements and Olympic retirements, perfect endings et al it's easy to forget the Olympics are still going on and we are in for quite a night. There could well be more medals for Britain to add to this afternoons gold rush with Lawrence Okoye (discus) and Robbie Grabarz (high jump) both in the hunt.

British team pursuit gold medallist Steven Burke tweets:

7 out of 10 Olympic Golds on the velodrome!!!!! 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. Proud to be British and honoured to be part of the team!!!

Lots of reaction on Twitter to Sir Chris Hoy's mum.

Footballer Michael OwenThat clip of Chris Hoy's Mum during the race is as good as it gets. TV at its finest. #proudparents

GB Hockey player Katie LongThat video of Chris Hoys mum during the final is absolutely priceless! What a proud moment! And now for the medal ceremony!#proudparents

The knight of the track is overcome on the podium. There's no attempt to hold anything back, the tears are flowing almost as fast as he does on the final lap of the keirin. What a man. Will Chris Hoy be absent from any front pages tomorrow? I doubt it somehow...

And the heady atmosphere has penetrated the BBC commentary box. Pundit Mark Cavendish has been so swept away by events on the track - and in particular Chris Hoy's triumph, that he's just said he wants to compete in Rio. Publicly. No getting out of that Cav...

Meanwhile, a not-entirely gratuitous snap of Laura Trott, whose sartorial taste surely suggests a new queen of the velodrome in waiting.

Oh, you want a picture of both Hoy seniors? Oh, alright then.

Some great images of Sir Chris Hoy's parents in the stands, who certainly weren't taking their boy's victory for granted. His mum could hardly watch. Here, his ecstatic father holds aloft the union flag, obscuring his wife's face. She'll probably thank him for that later...

Sir Chris Hoy, will he be just Sir for long?, has also been talking to the BBC on the perfect end to his fourth Olympic Games. He said:

I'm in schock. This is just surreal. This is what I have always wanted, to win gold in front of my home crowd. I can't express the feelings I am having right now. It's the perfect end to my Olympic career. I can't put it into words. How can you top this? It's just phenomenal. Glasgow will be the dream ending.

I suppose we need to mention the other riders too. It's actually quite an interesting one, no doubt to crop up in pub quizzes to come. Silver goes to the German Maximilian Levy , who has the honour of giving Chris Hoy a very good run for his money in his event of choice. There's a joint bronze medal for Simon van Velthooven of New Zealand, and Teun Mulder of the Netherlands, a rare event indeed.

Our Chief Sports Writer, Paul Hayward tweets:

Hoy's control was staggering and when it seemed to be slipping away from him he grabbed it back. He should be on the national curriculum.

It really didn't look like he could possibly hold off the sternest of challenges from the German rider, having to cling onto the inside line. But never, ever write off the superhuman strength of Chris Hoy, who somehow managed to fend him off, and continue a triumphant, glittering career. He's given a well deserved guard of honour from his team mates.

What an amazing finish. What a mighty achievement. He's the Olympic champion again, and has the most perfect of swansongs. A terrific race from Sir Christopher Hoy.

The pacing bike is about to swerve off the track...

Cycling: And they are off in the keirin. A few slow laps to begin with, before the real velocity begins...

Cycling: Still no let up at the velodrome. It's the minor places in the keirin now. And then (drumroll please) Chris Hoy gets under way in the keirin in just a few short moments. He's looked utterly unbeatable in the run-up. Can he surpass Steve Redgrave's haul of five gold medals? Can he go out with a sixth? It wasn't the dream end for Pendleton. Will it the stadium be happier after Sir Chris's race?

Victoria Pendleton spoke to the BBC's Jill Douglas after her defeat to Meares. She said:

I would've loved to have won but I am just glad i can now move on. She (Meares) is a fantastic competitor. I am just glad to say it's the last time I will do that. I was really annoyed about relegation I can't believe twice in one competition I have been disqualified or relegated. it's unheard of. It did knock my confidence. I can't believe it's all over.

Victoria Pendleton's dream career finish is shattered as Meares takes the second race easily, and so takes the title of Olympic individual sprint champion. That's a sad end to the professional life of one of the greats of British cycling. A teary Pendleton traipses round the track for a valedictory lap of honour, despite not being able to add to her tally of golds.

Cycling: And they are off. Meares against Pendleton. Pendleton must win. She's leapt ahead, but it becomes tactical again.

The USA have got another gold medal and this time in the gymnastics. Alexandra Raisman's quality routine in the floor exercise won her the gold with a flawless, excuse the pun, score of 15.600. Romanian Catalina Ponor was 0.400 behind for silver and Russia's Aliya Mustafina took bronze.

And the winner of the 21st gold medal, Laura Trott, now stands on the podium for the omnium (note the matching Latin-sounding words, dear readers) to accept her prize and listen to God Save the Queen. Congratulations Laura!

A nice bit of symmetry in the medal table. Well, almost. Britain now has 21 golds, 12 silver and 12 bronze. This means, if my mathematics doesn't fail me (and it often does), that we need just two more medals to equal our haul in Beijing.

And Pendleton is relegated. She officially trails Meares, and must win the next race to keep her hopes alive.

But hold your horses. Or your priceless carbon fibre bicycles. Just as we thought Pendleton had taken the first of these three finals, there seems to be a judges' review of whether she had swerved outside the red line. Or a commissaires review, as the cycling fraternity would have you say it...

It's been given to Victoria Pendleton, and the crowd roars. There was barely the width of a tyre between them. One thousandth of a second to be precise.

Have no idea who did that, it was so close...

Cycling: No rest for the wicked. Or the winning. Anna Meares and Victoria Pendleton stand astride their bikes, lycra-ed shoulder to lycra-ed shoulder. Australia versus Britain. Toying with each other in these early stages.

Laura Trott has been speaking to the BBC after winning that stunning omnium gold medal, her second of the Games. She paid tribute to her family's sacrifices for her, including her dad having to give up his cricket. She said:

I can't believe this has happened to me. To finish off with that 500m I just can't believe it. It's incredible. My coach Paul Manning has got me to peak right at the right time.
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Trott absolutely steamed through, and takes the title. Our Golden Tuesday continues as Laura Trott takes her second gold medal of London 2012. There was no stopping the 20-year-old cyclist, who, remarkably, was born with a collapsed lung. Sarah Hammer of the USA knew she had her work cut out, but there was nothing she could do against the speed of the Briton.

Cycling: The moment of truth for Trott in the omnium. It's all down to these last two laps of the track...

Cycling: Just three more heats to go in the omnium time trial before the big showdown between Laura Trott of Britain and Sarah Hammer of the USA, second and first in the overall competition as it stands. We're trying to work out all the permutations. We think that if Trott is the fastest, and Hammer is the fourth fastest, then the British cyclist will take gold. In summary, Trott needs to go like the clappers!

Kobe Bryant becoming a huge fan of the track cycling, thats the second time he 's looked in recently #London2012

Can't see the dressage team making it down to Chinawhite tonight (like gold medal winner rower Sophie Hosking below). Can you? But then, I could have the dressage all wrong.

One of my favourites from the anagram maker, using Christopher Hoy (yes there's no Team GB action at the velodrome for a brief few moments). Take your pick from 'Riches Oh Trophy', or alternatively 'Thrice Oh Shy Pro'. Both have a certain ring to them, don't you think? Anyhoo, Laura Trott back on shortly.

British javelin thrower, Goldie Sayers has tweeted after failing to produce a mark in her qualification earlier today because of an elbow injury:

I never believed in luck until today. I'm still in love with this sport and like love, it can be heartbreaking sometimes. I'll be back.

Cycling: It looks like one of Chris Hoy's main rivals will not make it through to the keirin final. Mickael Bourgain of France was let down by his tactics and finished in fourth place. The veteran cyclist, who won a bronze in the team sprint all the way back in Athens 2004, will not be best pleased. Zut alors, encore une fois, mes amis...

The British dressage team have been receiving their gold medals in front of a capacity crowd at Greenwich Park. All three are over the moon and it's the second rendition of God Save the Queen of the day. he trio then get the honour of riding around the arena to a standing ovation from the crowd. A lap of honour to top any lap of honour. The gold takes Britain into 20 gold medal territory. The greatest British team since 1908...

Sounds tough over there Bryony. If you ever fancy swapping for a nose-to-the-grindstone post on the live blog, please do just shout...

The atmosphere is, predictably, electric. Boris is in the cheap seats. In the VIP seats? Um, Danny Alexander. Presumably, Nick Clegg too busy trying to dampen the country's spirits with all this Lords stuff to attend. Fergie, Beatrice and Eugenie are also in the house. Bryony Gordon

Chris Hoy looked completely in control during the race, and absolutely blew the rest of the field away. He never looked under threat at all, leading from the front with a couple of laps to go.

Chris Hoy is the defending champion in this event, and one which he often cites as his favourite. It's the first three who go through.

And with barely a pause for breath, Sir Chris Hoy prepares to put his tree-trunk thighs to the best possible use in the keirin. There's a slight delay after a rider is down in the very early stages, and they are all brought back to the start. This is the qualifying for the final, which takes place at 6.02, for this who wish to set their alarms (presuming the great man's qualification, of course)

It's another gold for Russia who are steadily creeping up the medal table. Their synchronised swimmers Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romashino, with a horror-style performance, stole the show at the Aquatic centre to win by two points with a score of 98.900. Spain won a remarkable silver ahead of China. In Britain's first ever appearance in a synchronised swimming final Olivia Federici and Jenna Randall ended in ninth with 89.170 points.

You really couldn't have written a better script for Pendleton's very last outing in a British vest. Or a highly technical Team GB vest I should say. She goes against her arch enemy, and occasionally her nemesis, Anna Meares of Australia. Will it be a happy ending for her? Will Australia keep their blotchy record from this Games going? Or will Anna Mears buck the unhappy trend for the antipodeans?

Cycling: And Anna Meares is through too. It's a repeat of the Beijing final. Pendleton vs Mears, which is due to run in about an hour's time.

British swimmer and 50m backstroke world record holder, Liam Tancock is in the stands at the Velodrome as well as Boris Johnson. He tweets:

I'm enjoying the Track Cycling! Its great to be able to support our fellow team mates here at #London2012 :-)

With a phenomenal burst of accelaration on the last lap, 'Queen' Victoria as she is generally known, makes it through to the final of the women's sprint.

Cycling: Pendleton is off in the second of the sprint races. If she wins this, she's through to the final

Laura Trott> is only two points behind the leader, Sarah Hammer of the USA, after the penultimate event of the omnium. It's all down to two laps of the time trial.

Cycling: It's down to the wire in the scratch race. Come on Laura Trott. Ohh, Laura Trott is in third place, just wavering on the outside of the track. It's gone to be desperately close in the time trial

Cycling: Laura Trott remains well in contention here, with 13 laps to go. There is just one event to follow in the omnium, the 500m time trial, which is Trott's best event. If I were a half-decent cyclist, I think this would be my favourite cycling title: Omnium Champion. Makes you sound kind of all powerful...

Just a quick potted history on the scratch: this is a straight race over 10km for the women. Sounds simple, doesn't it? Except, as usual there are breaks, and team tactics, and feints and dummy runs that make it slightly more complicated than it first sounds

In a relentless stream of action from the velodrome, it's Laura Trott up next in the omnium. Or, more specifically, the scratch race.

And Mears takes it! Could this be another re-run of this classic sporting rivalry? Pendleton must fancy her chances, whoever she takes on.

It's gold number 20 for Britain and the total of gold medals from Beijing has been eclipsed. It?s also the first time British riders have ever won a dressage medal, ending the German aura of invincibility in this event. The team of Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Richard Davison and Charlotte Dujardin can celebrate with aplomb now. The Greenwich Park sell-out crowd as expected go absolutely bonkers for the team. Germany, the seven-time consecutive champions, can only take silver. Not even Helen Langehanenberg's horse named Damon Hill could stop the British as Dujardin and Hester led the individual standings with fantastic scores of 81.905 and 80.571 respectively. Superb from the British riders and fantastic nerve from Charlotte Dujardin to earn the success.

First blood to Pendleton, who easily outstrips the German in a sustained sprint. Remember, it is the best of three, and we have another semi-final up in the meantime, between her arch-rival Anna Mears and the Chinese cyclist Shuang.

And the build-up is truly under way at the velodrome. First up we have Victoria Pendleton, trying to make her way through to the women's sprint cycling final. She's off in a few minutes, riding against the German rider Kristina Vogel

Must be worth a small flutter that Team GB will get to a 'Jubilee' of 60 medals? Wonder what odds the bookies would give you on that? Time is running out, but hey...

Meanwhile, the race is really hotting up. And this isn't a specific discipline we are talking about... no, this is the contest to beat Beijing's gold medal total of 19. We are level with the 2008 figure at the moment. So will it be the equestrian dressage or the cycling that takes us past that figure? It would be a serious upset if neither sport gives us another golden moment. (Please don't let that be the kiss of death on both sports).

Britain's Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici have just performed their synchronised swimming routine, to a Chemical Brothers soundtrack modelled on the sound of ravens at the Tower of London. It was much better than yesterday and they are currently in third place. Although they are unlikely to win a medal (there are six more nations to perform) they should finish in a strong position, which is very creditable for a country with very little history and, from much of the public, even less interest in the sport.

Shortly after a gold in the men's parallel bars, the Chinese gymnastics team have added gold and silver in the women's beam. Linlin Deng took first place followed by Lu Sui. Alexandra Raisman of the USA took the bronze medal. I can assure you that Deng is 20, despite this photo:

Full time in the women's basketball quarter-final. The USA have beaten Canada 91-48 at the Arena after winning the final quarter 23-17. One wonders if the women will follow the men by taking the train. Or they could follow in the footsteps of the Japanese economy/first class plane gender divide and end up taking Boris bikes...

Two German riders are now gone, two British riders have gone. Laura Bechtolsheimer (try typing that at speed) just gained 77.873, and Britain have extended their lead over the Germans. Could this be a historic first dressage gold for the Britons? It's looking very, very good. That could make Carl Hester's grin even broader...

Equestrian: We now have the second British rider in the team dressage, Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris. Interesting fact: she was born in Germany, and one of her biggest rivals is her ex boyfriend Matthias Rath.

Visually, the synchronised swimming is a real treat. Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici are yet to go but here's a French duo who've just been. Apparently some of the swimmers train the longest of any athletes in the Olympics and if there was a medal for make-up durability I think it would definitely win.

Meanwhile in multi-lingual Telegraph Towers, we have been beavering away to bring you reaction from abroad to Jason Kenny's stunning cycling sprint win yesterday. This is what Grégory Baugé, the French cyclist who took silver after losing to the British speedster, told L'Equipe newspaper across the Channel, which has been kindly translated by my colleague Jennifer O'Mahony.

You beat Jason Kenny in the World Championships. What has happened since then?He raised the bar. The British raised their game as only they know how. I see what?s happening. I laughed on the podium. It's the same song we?ve heard for three days. That starts to... The little rules make all ??the difference. He is at home. When he does a 60m warm-up, we hear the public: "Aaah, Jason Kenny." These little things matter. At the Olympic Games, a one per cent difference is huge. We must learn from it.

Must we sacrifice the world championship to stake everything on the Olympics?The English do not have the same politics as us. The French, we cannot sacrifice a World Championship. Otherwise, what do we do? We already have very little recognition. If you are not a medal winner at the World Championships, they forget you. We'll have to ask ourselves questions about those who are above us.

We succeeded in the World Championships and the largest of competitions, we come second. We're all Poulidor [Raymond Poulidor, an eternally second placed French cyclist]. I have nothing against "Poupou". I was born to win, that's all.

If you?re looking for omens in the social networks, then there?s good news from Twitter-verse for the cycling later this afternoon. On Victoria Pendleton?s account (@v_pendleton, just in case you are not one of the 137,000-odd people who already follow our gold medal champion), there has been.... absolutely nothing since August 1. Remember, Twitter abstinence is exactly what our heptathlon superstar Jessica Ennis recommended. Mind you, this is hardly conclusive. I have just checked the account of Anna Mears. And absolute silence from her since mid July...

It's the final day of gymnastics at these Olympics and it has started with a win for Zhe Feng. The Chinese athlete took gold in the men's parallel bars final ahead of Marcel Nguyen of Germany. Frenchman Hamilton Sabot landed bronze.

Recognise this bunch of likely lads? Yep, no fancy treatment for the American dream team as they head back home on the train after their match against Argentina last night. Humble or what? (Although one colleague conspiratorially whispered that the diamond limo was waiting at the train station). Cynicism lives on, even in these golden times...

We are moments away from the start of the synchronised swimming, where Great Britain have a pair in the duet free routine final. Tom Rowley is back in there for us and sets the scene:

Looking at the start list for this afternoon's synchronised swimming, I can't helped but be reminded of one of those ghastly school cabaret evenings, where a 10 year-old would sing a ballad of heartache with a wide grin then a group of jugglers would perform totally out of step to the music. But, we must remind ourselves, this is an elite sport and Team GB is in the final. Brits Olivia Federici and Jenna Randall are unlikely to make it to the podium but are sure to please the crowd with their Chemical Brothers routine.

A happy sight in Hyde Park as Jonny Brownlee, left, joins his gold medal-winning brother Alistair on the podium for their triathlon medals. A fitting end to a really gruelling race in front of a huge crowd lining the serpentine.

Meanwhile, the synchronised swimmers are limbering up for the final of the duet competition. There is British interest in this, with Olivia Federici and Jenna Randall competing. Perhaps the most mocked of the sports since its introduction in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, synchronised swimming may be due a bit more respect these days. Not convinced? You may think so after a look at this video of the Team GB duet in training.

Touch down! Try for Canada! Err, no. This is women's basketball and this is Tamara Tatham of Canada clinging onto the ball for dear life. You would if you were losing 42-21 at half time to the USA.

"You won't see a better extended trot than that"... I am taking the commentator's word for it here, but the gist is that Carl Hester and equine partner are doing very well indeed in the equestrian dressage, keeping British hopes of a team gold medal alive. It's a good pirouhette too. Get this piaffe Carl... and he does, to the acclaim of the crowd. He may have crept over 80 per cent. And indeed he has. It keeps us a nose ahead of the German riders, which is exactly where we want to be.

Equestrian: And Carl Hester has trotted onto the hallowed sands of Greenwich. Or rather his horse Uthopia has. This could be crucial for our gold medal hopes in this most balletic of the equestrian events. He's off to a good start...

We've just got wind of a rather bizarre and worrying story emanating from the Cameroon team. According to their sports ministry, seven athletes have disappeared. The seven - five boxers, a swimmer and a football player - are suspected of having left to stay in Europe for economic reasons. One has gone after not being in the football squad and others' rooms in the Olympic Village have been found empty. More as we get it.

Not sure what on earth you're looking for in the equestrian dressage? Follow our handy equestrian guide. You'll soon be able to tell your piaffe from your half-pass...

Gold in the final ever Olympic RS:X windsurfing race has gone to Marina Alabau Neira of Spain. Finnish athlete Tuuli Petaja claims silver and Zofia Noceti-Klepacka from Poland bags bronze. A gutsy seventh overall for Britain's Bryony Shaw wasn't the result she hoped for but says she wasn't as fit as she'd like to be after a "tough year".

Equestrian: So, the first of the GB team riders is due off in about 10 minutes. It's going to be Carl Hester, a 45-year-old whose riding skills were honed on the Channel Island of Sark and where there is a strict no-cars policy. Perhaps his horse skills are no coincidence...

Good news from the sailing at Weymouth. Not long after Nick Dempsey secured silver in the windsurfing, Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are mathematically assured of at least a silver medal in the men's 470 class. They are currently racing now in a fleet race before the medal race on Thursday but, because of how the scoring system works, a medal is guaranteed.

The GB women's 470 crew of Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are second overall heading into their next fleet race and should also be in line for a medal.

Bryony Shaw is looking to replicate Dempsey's success in what is the final windsurfing race of the Olympics for the foreseeable future. She's third in the race but sixth overall at the moment.

And here's a nice little fact, courtesy of former cricketer Alec Stewart on Twitter. Not a bad one for putting the elder Brownlee brother's victory into context...

Alistair Brownlee ran that 10k just 83secs slower than Mo Farah on a track having just swam a mile and cycled a marathon first.

Meanwhile, how about this for an image to sum up Olympic endeavour and spirit? Warms the cockles, doesn't it just?

An announcement has just been made at Hyde Park to say that there will be 30 minute delay to medal ceremony for triathlon while Jonny Brownlee receives medical treatment. The announcer has said that Brownlee "is fine" but is just recovering after his efforts.

Action is underway in the North Greenwich Arena for four gymnastics finals. First up is the men's parallel bars followed by the women's beam final. Great Britain have done very well in the sport and today hopes are pinned on Kristian Thomas and Sam Oldham, who took bronze in the team event last week. They begin in the men's horizontal bar final at around 15.30 and that is followed by the women's floor exercise. Frankly it doesn't matter if GB are expected to get a medal or not because all expectations have been turned on their head so far in these Games.

Equestrian: So we're now at the Grand Prix Special special stage. Which for the uninitiated (that includes me, I have to confess) is the qualifying stage for the Grand Prix Freestyle, which decides the individual placings. Is that clear? The best 18 individuals (including any tied for 18th place) go through to this final individual stage...

A small but select Rwandan Olympic team at the bus stop earlier today. Good on them for shunning the Games lanes.

More news from Hyde Park. Jonny Brownlee has been wheelchaired off into a tent for 15 minutes with a towel wrapped around his head. We're going to have to wait a bit for the medal ceremony but I'm sure if anyone is happy to wait for a gold medal it's his brother Alistair. He's just said his brother "collapsed" but that he's "massively proud" of his own achievements. The relaxed smile on Alistair's face suggests that Jonny's situation isn't serious in the slightest. "He's fine," the gold medallist tells the BBC.

Afternoon all, Jolyon Attwooll (jolyon.attwooll@telegraph.co.uk) with you for the afternoon?s entertainment, from the regal setting of Greenwich to the hothouse of the velodrome with Hoy, Pendleton, and Laura Trott all in action from about 4pm. Lots more possible golds in other words. At least we have the breakfast bragging rights contest settled in the Brownlee family. As well as the small matter of the title of Olympic triathlon champion.

At the ExCel a table tennisbronze medal has been won by Singapore. They beat South Korea 3-0 just now and we await the gold medal match, which will be between two other Far Eastern teams - Japan and China.

First he shakes hands with Rupert Murdoch at the Aquatic Centre, now he's bonding with Mrs Mitt Romney (a capable Olympic horse rider in her own right) in Greenwich. Jeremy Hunt is certainly enjoying these Olympics while keeping 'busy'. There's sure to be plenty of security there too - spot Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson in the row in front.

Awaiting medal ceremony for triathlon but Jonny looks in quite a lot of discomfort. He is laid down and being attended to behind the main stand by Team GB support staff who are placing ice on his torso. Alistair with him and calmly sipping a bottle of water... Jeremy Wilson

The spectacular Danny Boyle opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games failed to top the global reach of the Beijing ceremony because many viewers in the worlds most populous nation - China - were asleep. It appears likely that the total global viewing numbers for the July 27 extravaganza will be just over 900 million, the IOC says.

In comparison the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony averaged 1.2bn viewers, numbers boosted by the large proportion of China's 500million television sets tuned into the local coverage. Jacquelin Magnay

Whatever happened to Super Saturday for British athletics? It morphed into Miserable Monday and Terrible Tuesday morning, that's what.

Not very much has really gone right for Charles Van Commenee's team since that extraordinary 45 minutes of triple gold on Saturday and this morning's double disappointment of injury-hit Phillips Idowu and Goldie Sayers being eliminated, not to mention the very promising Andy Pozzi crashing out in the hurdles, felt like another real blow after team captain Dai Greene and pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale had seen their medal hopes dashed last night.

It means, with four medals won to date, Van Commenee's projected target of 8 for the track team is beginning to look an ever taller order. Obviously, Mo Farah looks a great bet for another medal. I quite fancy the outside chances too of Lisa Dobriskey, who looked very impressive in the 1500m heats. Yet much will rest on tonight's programme, with high jumper Robbie Grabarz and discus thrower Lawrence Okoye trying to restore the medal momentum.Ian Chadband

It's a medal rush! Within the space of five minutes, a triathlon gold and bronze drop, and so too a sailing silver. But it's not all smiles right now according to our very own Ian Chadband after this morning's athletics session...

Let us not forget the role played by Stuart Hayes in this triathlon. He made himself the pacesetter on the bicycle leg and provided an selfless assist. He talks to the BBC afterwards, unsurprisingly breathless:

I did my best to help them and it worked. Those guys were amazing. We have been training together in the last month and cannot imagine anyone beating them. The crowd were unbelievable. It was a great race; it is a great moment for British triathlon.

In the swansong of windsurfing at the Olympics, Nick Dempsey has finished off with some silverware in Weymouth. Gold went to Dutchman Dorian van Rijsselberge, who won the final race, while Dempsey has capped a great ten minutes for GB. Poland took bronze.

Incredible scenes in Hyde Park. And I do mean scenes in Hyde Park. After one hour, 46 minutes and 25 seconds of sheer mental and physical torture, Alistair Brownlee crosses the line with a Union Flag draped around his shoulders. He picked it up with 50m remaining from a spectator and walked to the line, savouring the moment, savouring the fact he is the Olympic champion.

It looked, in reality, a two-horse race from the moment his brother Jonathan Brownlee stepped into a penalty box near the end, serving a 15-second penalty for mounting his bike too quickly during the first transition. Alistair and Javier Gomez battled out at the front, but once the Briton kicked, Gomez had no answer. He takes silver. Jonathan Brownlee takes bronze despite the 15-second penalty.

Triathlon: Away from the duel for gold, Jonathan Brownlee has recovered from his penalty. One eye behind towards the French duo who chase in the distance; one eye ahead at the silver medal, currently around Javier Gomez's neck.

Triathlon: The gap is getting bigger! As he goes on the last 2.5km lap, Alistair Brownlee tightens his grip on the gold medal. He's a good five seconds ahead along the Serpentine. What an incredible sport this is; so tiring, so tough, yet he has the ability, heart and power to extend the gap between him and Gomez.

We brought you news of an amusing hashtag on Twitter a few days ago - #GBJOfacts - which was brewed up by French supporters jokingly claiming Great Britain's medal haul was attributed to favouritism at their home games. Les sour grapes, surely?

It appears it's a feeling that has spread to the athletes themselves, however. Grégory Baugé - beaten by Jason Kenny in the sprint final - questioned Team GB's performance at the press conference afterwards; now, Pascal Martinot - French athlete - tweets:

SI LIU ETAI ANGLAIS, IL AURAIT TIRER POUR FAIRE UN SEMBLANT DE FAUX DEPART Translation: If Liu was English, he would have fired the starting gun to make it seem like a false start.

Crikey. Not only he showing sour grapes but his analogy making is absolutely horrific.

Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee is in and out of the penalty box - and he's still in third! Game on! Cracking pit stop - thank goodness McLaren were not there to change his legs, it would have been tears.

Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee is back even further now with no penalty taken yet. With the two Frenchmen poised, he'll have work on his hands to get a medal. His brother Alistair, the west Yorkshire lad, keeps in the lead.

Nick Dempsey has just begun at Weymouth in the windsurfing and is third at the first mark. Meanwhile, GB are sixth in race 7 of the women's 470 sailing with Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark. Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are towards the head of the fleet in the men's 470 in their race.

In other news, David Cameron has arrived for a chat with Olympic great Ben Ainslie. If anything doesn't bode well for Dempsey it's Dave turning up to show his seemingly cursed support.

Triathlon: Alistair kicks on the third lap. Gomez has tracked him but there's a little more daylight between them now. Jonny Brownlee is a fair way back now; when does he make his tactical trip to the naughty step? Thousands in Hyde Park cheer on the front three. Frenchmen Vidal and Hause lead the chase group.

Triathlon: Alistair Brownlee kicks at the front but it's fine margins between the three. Gomez, quoffed hair and orange shades, keeps his head bobbing; he's bang in this race.

Triathon: The front three - Jonny Brownlee, Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez - have broken well away from the chasing pack. It's a good 18 seconds ahead now, meaning Jonny would be able to take the 15-second penalty and remain in the medal positions. Still unclear how exactly he mounted his bike too early and pictures don't really help...

Triathlon: Javier Gomez was regarded as the major threat to the brothers and that - alongside Jonny Brownlee's 15-second penalty (to be taken) remains the case. The Union Jacks fly proudly as the front three make a dash further ahead.

Triathlon: The transition is made. Alistair Brownlee is first Jon Brownlee - still to take his penalty - in second. Stuart Hayes' work is done. Here comes the 10k run.

Athletics: James Ellington is utterly disconsolate in his post-race interview with Phil Jones.

I don?t know what to say. That?s the slowest race I?ve run all year. I?m just gutted, man. I feel like I have taken someone?s place and let the team down.Oh dear.

The man who was so desperate to reach the Olympics that he auctioned himself on eBay, James Ellington, will be bitterly disappointed with that run. He finished in sixth place, outside the three qualifying places, and even slower than 21 seconds (21.23 to be precise)

You have to admire the honest racing style of the Brownlee brothers who just keep attacking and riding at the front of this 22-strong group but not sure how tactically astute it is. There are a lot of athletes who have hidden in the bunch and taken a much easier ride to the final 10km run. Jeremy Wilson

Triathlon: So what now for Jonathan Brownlee after that penalty? Will he decide to take his medicine at some stage on the bike? I assume not. More likely, Jonny, who sits in third right now, will go hell for leather on foot and try to make it up. His brother Alistair Brownlee is fourth, with fellow Brit Stuart Hayes continuing to set the pace up front.

Athletics: Wallace Spearmon, an established 200m specialist of Team USA, is also through. He was second in his heat to Alex Quinonez of Ecuador, who finished in 20.28. Now the British sprinter James Ellington is up next. He will need to have the run of his life to get through.

Have had it confirmed that Jonny Brownlee has been penalised for mounting his bike too quickly after the swim. Team GB confirming now that Jonny Brownlee can take a 15 second penalty before the 10km or before any of the four 2.5km laps of his run. There is a penalty box he must stand in. Jeremy Wilson

"Mate, you're actually trying?"

Things were rather easy for Yohan Blake, who should give fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt something to worry about in the 200m final.

Ben Ainslie became the most decorated sailor of all-time on Sunday, though it has nothing to do with wearing baubles as earrings and tinsel as stockings. His fourth gold medal grabbed the headlines for Great Britain, and there's more chances for those shiny things today when Nick Dempsey goes for silver in the windsurfing. Bryony Shaw goes in the women's event too, though she is in seventh.

Elsewhere on the waves of Weymouth, Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell - second overall - have begun their two person dinghy.

Athletics: That's it for the javelin qualification. Sadly no Goldie Sayers, in case you weren't already aware. The British record holder was unable to build on her fantastic British record in Crystal Palace last month. Barbora Spotokava of the Czech Republic throwns down the gauntlet, as well as the best qualifying mark, with 66.19

After the 200m heats, which were a stroll in the park for the Jamaicans, there's been an amusing twitter chat between Rio Ferdinand, who can apparently invite people for trial now, and a certain 100m and 200m runner. Since his heat, Mr Bolt has already replied. Forget van Persie, Fergie - this is your man.

@usainbolt if you want that trial at Man Utd shout me, I'll speak to the boss!! Well done in 100m, waiting for you to smash the 200m now!After the Olympics we work on that...lol..thanks man @rioferdy5@usainbolt u are jogging the 200m,this isn't fare! We'll put you upfront, just run behind defences + scholes will find you but #CanYouFinish

Athletics: Oh, and there's a big surprise. A fast Jamaican. Warren Weir, Usain Bolt's lesser known compatriot, also glides effortlessly through his heat in first place. And he goes through even faster than Blake in 20.29.

Athletics: And now for a Jamaican sprinter you probably haven't heard of. Warren Weir in the 200m and his first major championships. At a wild stab in the dark, I'm guessing he's still quite fast, even if he is not yet a household name. And oh dear, the Panama athlete Alonso Edwards is Dq-ed in a rare false start for these championships.

Triathlon: There could be trouble at the triathlon. Jonny Brownlee is given a 15-second penalty for a mount line infraction which, in normal person language, means he mounted his bike too quickly. He cannot appeal either.

Stuart Hayes has gone to the front of the race in attempt to 'do a Froome' and keep the pace.

Athletics: Anyway, Blake sealed that very, very comfortably. At about 150m he utterly eased off the gas, and almost looked like he was going backwards as he crossed the line first in 20.38.

Athletics: And now a certain Yohan Blake struts around behind the blocks for his 200m heat. Please don't make the sign of the beast Yohan. Please don't... oh, he just did.

Athletics: That was good from Christian Malcolm in the 200m. Or good enough at least. He goes through to the next round with a time of 20.59. Not scintillating, but he did all he needed to do. Maurice Mitchell of the USA won it in 20.54, with Malcolm in second place.

Canoe sprint: Rachel Cawthorn is through to the final of the K1 500m after finishing second in her semi-final at Eton Dorney. It's not so good news for Abigail Edmonds and Louisa Sawers, the K2 pair who came 7th in their semi and go to the B final, where they can't get a medal.

Athletics: And it's the next heat of the 200m, with British interests represented by Christian Malcolm, a true stalwart of the athletics scene and a finalist in two previous Olympics finals. His form hasn't been great in the run-up to these Games though. Let's see how he responds to the crowd today...

Triathlon: Stuart Hayes is into 12th as the leaders continue to jostle for position on their bicycles. The chasing pack is only nine seconds behind. Still many laps to go, and then a bit of a run around Hyde Park to boot. Standard Tuesday morning fare.

Athletics: Solid run from Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre who runs 20.34 seconds in his 200m heat - quicker than Bolt, but he also used a bit more energy in the process.

Triathlon: There is a leading pack of six and the Brownlee brothers (have they copyrighted that?) are bang in the mix, Jonathan in third and Alistair in fourth. Only the first lap of the track however - plenty of times to go all right or all wrong. Stuart Hayes is 21st in the chasing pack.

Sensational diving news from the Aquatics Centre. Chris Mears has qualified for tonight's final after posting a technically excellent final forward 4 1/2 somersault, one of the hardest dives.

Phillips Idowu has spoken after his failure to qualify:

I felt OK, I went into today pain free, which is nice. I felt I could have qualified automatically but I knew I'd be rusty.That wasn't me out there today. I've competed for 12 years and can't remember a time I've performed that badly.

I'm guessing that I'll need surgery at the end of this year... I've been travelling from Birmingham to London to see my physio and been up and down for a while. After Crystal Palace I was in Birmingham with nerve pain through my back and hip. I did a strong weights session but pulled up in a running session and came back to London to see my physio. We thought it would be best for me to stay in the UK as I couldn't get rid of a nervous sensation. My physio was at every session and there was some great training...

I've been lucky to be able to compete at the major championships over the last 4-5 years and be able to come away with at least silver. I can definitely say at this time I'm not at my best... Thank you everyone for supporting me throughout my career.

No false start for Bolt which means he wins. He's power-walking in the last 50m to come in at a time of 20.39 seconds.

Athletics: Aye aye - Usain Bolt is on track. He begins his defence in the men's 200m right now. Expect him to crawl to victory.

Triathlon: We are in transition! Tens of athletes clamber out of the water and get on their bikes. I do love the idea that getting dressed quickly is an Olympic skill - I'd be in for the gold if it was an individual race. Jonathan Brownlee was in fourth at they mounted the bikes, his brother in sixth.

Brownlee brothers well placed midway through the swim, just behind the three leaders. Jonny narrowly ahead of Alistair. This very fast pace should suit them as this race unfolds. Jeremy Wilson

Triathlon: Ali and Jon Brownlee are in the chasing pack of the swimming leg. It's Slovakian Richard Varga who leads however after 15 minutes. Not too sure where their fellow Brit - and somewhat forgotten man - Stuart Hayes is. What the swimming leg needs is a giant Nintendo style icon above each racer so we can distinguish - it's pretty tough right now.

It's a brilliant effort from the British pair, especially Julia Bleasdale. She runs a professional race and leads as she turns for the home straight but is caught, unfortunately, by Gelete Burka of Ethiopia and the Kenyan pair of Cheruiyot and Kipyego. It's still a solid run and a great effort from her; as it is for Joanna Pavey - she looked to be in the mix at the bend as well but slowed towards the end. Still, she finishes in seventh and qualifies.

Triathlon: The Brownlee brothers - amongst many, many others - dive off into the Serpentine and begin to go for gold.

Diving: Our man Tom Rowley is on the edge of his seat at the Aquatics Centre:

Huge cheers as Chris Mears moves into 11th place, which would be enough to qualify for tonight's final. One more dive to go.

In what is probably the most dramatic morning session of athletics, Phillips Idowu has gone out of the Olympics. His final jump of 16.53m was his best but it was shorter than he needed to qualify in the top 12. The verdict, one expects, will be that he simply wasn't fit. We'll bring you what he says as soon as he says it.

So not the session Laura Trott wanted, especially with the unpredictable scratch race coming up. She'll want gold in that Velodrome. Cycling gold brings a lot: the public's adoration, for starters. You also get to meet Paul Weller and exchange slightly odd looks with him.

Athletics: Barbara Parker finished ninth in the first heat of the women's 5,000m. That almost certainly won't be good enough to reach the final with the first five from each heat and the next five fastest qualifying.

Julia Bleasdale and Jo Pavey are next up on track.

Cycling: Laura Trott finishes second to the United States' Sarah Hammer in the individual pursuit and relinquishes the lead. She is now one point behind Hammer on 14. Plenty will be poised ahead of the scratch race however, where everything can change.

Athletics: Phillips Idowu's second triple jump is a foul so his best jump so far is just 16.47m - well off his personal best of 17.81m. So far it looks like he's been struggling with his preparation while being hidden away.

Cycling: Laura Trott, joint-leader of women's omnium, sets off on her 3km individual pursuit. 12 laps of the famous Serbian pine. Shattering.

Athletics: It's draining just to watch these women run for so long, with so much concentration and willpower. Fukushi of Japan leads; Parker of Great Britain will need to get a shift on with just over two laps remaining.

Diving: More from Tom Rowley at the Aquatics Centre:

Britain's Chris Mears is still performing creditably but not nearly well enough to seal a place in tonight's 3m springboard diving final. He has just scored three sevens for his fourth of six dives, his second lowest marks so far.

Pass the tissues! Goldie Sayers ends her post-event interview in tears as she describes the Olympics as "the most emotionally draining three weeks of my life".

Athletics: Barbara Parker is in action in the women's 5000m heats. Her blonde ponytail swishes from side to side violently as she tries to keep in touch with the leaders. They are nearly five minutes in.

Here is a picture of Liu Xiang just after falling. A sad end for him. China will be in a state of shock once again. How unlucky can you get?

Athletics: Phillips Idowu jumps a fairly tame 16.47m in his first jump. That's well short of the 17.1m+ he needs to automatically qualify. Maybe this enigmatic man can pull it off.

My, my, my! History has repeated itself here in London! Liu Xiang, tipped to gain redemption for his travails in Beijing, has fallen at the first hurdle again - literally. In the men's 110m hurdles heat, Xiang simply fails to clear the first - possibly with a repeat of his injury - and tumbles out. Four years ago it was said China's greatest hope had been dashed; this time, one of the saddest Olympic stories adds another chapter.

In all the drama it's easy to miss the fact Andrew Turner of Great Britain ran a great race to finish first to qualify for the semi-finals. He joins Lawrence Clarke, who qualified earlier this morning.

More from Tom Rowley at the diving:

Britain's Chris Mears is slipping down the scoreboard in the 3m springboard semifinals. He is 16th out of 18th after round two of six but is only five points behind those who would qualify for tonight's final at this stage. And he could well make up ground in round three after a very creditable reverse 2 1/2 somersault with 1 1/2 twists.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson sends out her best to a few of the Brits who have struggled this morning:

:(( hope both Goldie and Pozzi are ok. Sending them my best wishes xxIt is good to see she can show empathy to go along with her humour. Her bio reads: Chronically indecisive so I've adopted two surnames & the heptathlon.

Athletics: It's painful for Goldie Sayers and painful viewing for spectators as the heartbroken javelin thrower struggles to throw it further than 50m and is out of the Olympics. Her coach looked on in the stands while she battled on distraught. Although it didn't go to plan, at least she can say she competed.

Canoe sprint: It turns out that Sawers and Edmonds have qualified for the semi-final in about an hour. So it's been a good start for the kayakers this morning so far and Rachel Cawthorn will have a decent chance in her semi around the same time.

Canoe sprint: Sterling effort from Britain's Rachel Cawthorn, who was quickest in her heat of the K1 500m. It wasn't as great for the K2 duo of Abigail Edmonds and Louisa Sawers, who finished fifth of six in their heat. There is a fastest loser spot but they'll struggle to get it.

Athletics: Phillips Idowu - the time for all the daft arguing and no-shows are over. The men's triple jump qualification is about to begin. What can the Hackney lad conjure up?

The run for Lawrence Clarke will definitely see him through - his second-placed finish was not the quickest but he will be pleased.

No such luck for 20-year-old Andrew Pozzi. His hamstring gives way before the second hurdle and cannot jump it, crashing into it. His dream is over and he looks devestated, though he's still young - onwards and upwards to Rio, you'd hope.

Diving: The Telegraph's Tom Rowley sends this update from the Aquatics Centre:

Britain's Chris Mears is 13th after the first round of dives, one place below where he would need to be to qualify for tonight's final. But there are five rounds to go so plenty of time to improve.

Stop the search party. Here's confirmation that Phillips Idowu, with black hair, is here and ready to go:

Cycling: With Chris Hoy safely through, it's now round four of six for Laura Trott in the women's omnium. It's a belter event this, a true test of versatility and endurance. Trott currently jointly leads with 12 points - the better you finish, the less points you win and lowest points wins. You know all this by now. Possibly.

3km individual pursuit is first up for Trott.

Athletics: Storming run from Lawrence Clarke in the second heat of the men's 110m hurdles. He finishes second behind Jason Richardson of the USA meaning automatic progression for the man who is first cousin, four times removed, of Theodore Roosevelt - former US president.

Worrying news for Goldie Sayers courtesy of our Simon Hart at the Olympic Park, then. She tore her elbow ligaments at the London Grand Prix last month; how cruel sport can be at times.

Diving: Britain's Chris Mears, who sneaked into this 3m springboard semi-final finishing 18 of 18 qualifiers last night, has scored a 73.50 in his first attempt, leaving him fifth after the first round. Each diver gets six dives to win a place in the final.

Goldie Sayers' torn elbow ligament looks as if it could end her Olympic hopes judging by her first attempt in the qualifying competition. Despite the urgings of the crowd, she has just thrown the javelin less than half the required distance for an automatic place in the final and stepped forlornly out of the front of the circle. Her right elbow is heavily taped and she has apparently been dosed up with pain-killers. A terrible shame for one of Britain?s most popular athletes, who shattered her own UK record at Crystal Palace only to injure her elbow with her final throw. Simon Hart

Simple stuff for Chris Hoy in the opening heat of the morning. His time of 10.177 seconds sees him pip Simon van Velthooven of New Zealand to first place. Both qualify for the second round, which will be later this afternoon. Go'ed Chris.

Athletics:Goldie Sayers has made a disappointing start to her javelin qualification attempt. Her injury is holding her back and she's begun with a no-throw. Really tough for her in this session.

Cycling: The little man on the motorised bike - to give him his official title - gets the heat off. Two laps to go. It's about to pick up.

Athletics: In the Olympic Stadium, the javelin is under way as well. Goldie Sayers is Britain's hope there. It's always been an event I can't fathom; how people manage to throw a massive stick so far is almost defying physics.

Cycling: Not long until Chris Hoy gets going in the men's keirin heat. A few laps of the Velodrome to warm up. History awaits. Massive cheers greet him.

But how would a medal table look if just the London Olympics of 1908, 1948 and 2012 were counted? Thanks to Infostrada Sports, we now know. Unsurprisingly, the United States top it with 89 golds, 54 silvers and 48 bronzes. It feels like China have won that at 2012 alone.

The Koreans have a team doctor but he's not at the match today apparently. That's not a problem for the venue medical staff who carry Nam, who has injured his back, off the hockey field on a stretcher. It's Netherlands 3 South Korea 1 with ten minutes to play.

Meanwhile, we're underway in the heats of the men's K4 1000m canoe sprint at Eton Dorney. Rachel Cawthorn is the first kayaker to go for GB this morning at around ten past ten.

The Telegraph's Tanya Aldred is at Greenwich Park ahead of another possible horse gold for GB:

The swifts are swirling in chilly grey sky here in Greenwich where Britain hope to add to yesterday's glorious showjumping gold with their first Olympic dressage medal. Laura Bechtolsheimer, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin go into the final act, the grand prix special test, with a fractional lead over Germany, in second place, and the Dutch in third.

I was at the Greco-Roman wrestling last night. A fantastic evening's entertainment. It definitely usurps Sparta Prague v Liverpool as my number one sporting event being surrounded by inebriated, passionate eastern Europeans.

During the interval, they showed a video of Daley Thompson speaking. People spontaneously applauded the double Olympic champion. Perhaps it was for his fantastic decathlon achievements - or perhaps it was in anticipation of this wee video of his pole vault at Los Angeles 1984.

Away from the stadium and Phillips Idowu's illuminous head, there's also a medal award at the equestrian. Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Richard Davison and Carl Hester take part in the dressage, hoping for more horse-related success after yesterday's gold.

We also have a bit of action at Eton Dorney, where the women in the kayaks will hope for a better result than Richard Jefferies, who finished over 45 seconds behind the leader.

There he is, asking for a lift off a Riverboat.

We're underway on day 11 and it's 2-0 to the Dutch at half-time against South Korea on the hockey pitch. They're still in the pool stages of the competition so are making the most of that fairly ghastly blue and pink astro.

Cycling supremo Dave Brailsford just told the BBC that he told French newspaper l'Equipe that the secret to British success was using "round wheels" and the interviewer took him seriously. Let's hope, for Breakfast's Sally Nugent's sake, that he wasn't joking when he told her just now that the secret to success was "using the right pillow at night" and "washing your hands properly".

He also spoke about his ultra-meticulate methods and the chances of Laura Trott and Victoria Pendleton:

We start by analysing the demands of the event we want to win. We then prioritise because we know we can't win everything. Then we look at where we are today and see the gap between where we are and where we want to be and how we can get there...

Hopefully by the end of today we might have a few more (medals). I'm phenomenally proud of them (Trott and Pendleton). It could be Vicki's last competition so it could be a sad day but she deserves a special mention.

Laura's a bundle of energy. There's a lot of young riders all bursting onto the scene and she's a great character.

With no one firing guns or fencing any more, early-morning events are a bit harder to come by. It's a 10am start for our British athletes this morning, when Chris Mears begins his men's 3m springboard diving semi-final, Goldie Sayers goes in the women's javelin and the aforementioned Chris Hoy races in his men's keirin heat.

But a bit like Pringles - official partners of this Telegraph live blog (or not) - once you pop, you just won't stop. There's a number of events in the Olympic Stadium for starters, including the men's 110m hurdles heats, the men's 200m heats, the women's 5000m heats and the housewives favourite: the triple jump qualification.

The triple jump, of course, will see the enigmatic Phillips Idowu after his very public battle with injury and Charles van Commenee. Just one question will need to be answered: what colour hair will be sport? Oh, and is he actually fit enough to do himself and Britain justice at the Games?

The Brownlee brothers aim to become the most famous sporting siblings since The Undertaker and Kane in the men's triathlon this morning. The two are the bookmakers' favourites, with Alistair odds-on to take the gold medal. But which one will actually take the gruelling three-event race?

This is why the Internet was created. Loads of these sort of dives occured* at St. Louis 1906, Antwerp 1920 and Helsinki 1952. But only recently can these moments of despair/hilarity be captured and distributed for millions for free.

*Loads of these sort of dives may not have occured.

It isn't all about Sir Chris today. Let's not forget about Victoria Pendleton who goes for gold in what should be her last ever ride at the Olympics; she looks primed to go well in the women's individual sprint, and also primed to cause a few tears along the way. Laura Trott is joint-first in the women's cycling omnium too, so more Veldrome gold could be on the cards.

At the Olympic Stadium, Robbie Grabarz, European champion after victory in Helsinki a few months ago, will look for a high jump medal, while Lawrence Okoye, who is becoming a cult hero of mine, will look to the medals after claiming the fourth longest throw in qualifying.

Okoye, who will move to Oxford to study law once this is over (the big clever cloggs), is one of the most magnificent exhibits of power, strength and twinkle-toes I've ever seen. And yes, twinkle toes is a real Olympic term. He's like a bull ballerina. He should be on the front of a cereal box.

There have been 40 medals won by Great Britain so far, but none will be as historically significant as Sir Chris Hoy's providing he wins gold in the men's cycling keirin. His heat is at 10am this morning; the final, should be make it, is scheduled for just after 6pm. Victory would bring him a sixth gold for Great Britain - overtaking Sir Steve Redgrave as Britain's greatest Olympian. Not that it is a contest, of course - he'll simply have six to Redgrave's five.

Just one gold to go. When Beijing 2008 finished and Great British eyes turned towards their 'home' Olympics in London, the target of beating the Beijing haul was an obvious carrot to chomp. 11 days in and Britain lie third in medal table with 18 golds - just one short of the 19 four years ago.

Of course, a much more valid comparison is that of Atlanta 1996. One gold medal from Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent. 16 years on and Britain have already won more golds in London than they won medals in America.